The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-27
TALK WITH A SENATOR.
Mr.. Voorhees, and the Coming Campaign Of
Next Year.
Neither Blaine Nor sherman VIII be NomI-
nated-The South on the Highway to
Great Prosperity.
THot Springs special.l

ENJOYING the cool breezes that float in from
the valley below, dressed in summer garb
and entering into with a Zest, much
needed rest, is commanding figure known
in almost every hamlet throughout the
country by the sobriauet, "The Tall Syca-
more of the Wabash" | refer to the
senior United States Senator trom In
diana, Hon. Daniel w. Voorhees,.
The Senator is here for rest more than
relief from any bodily ailment, though at
times annoyed with rheumatic twinga.
Being an incessant worker he has found
the past several years Of his official life
very laboIious and as there is 10 other
spot that offers so many attractions for him
in the way of resort as the valley of va.
poTs, he is now enjoying his third pilgrim
age to the great sanitarium.
a representative of the Arkansas GaZette
called on the Senator, and knowing his
aversion TO stereofyped interviews had
very pleasant talk, during which the fol-
lowing questions were asked and answered:
Senator, do you think the President
will yield to the expressed desire of the
people OF the West and cross the Missis-
sippii for the first time this fall?n
Il have strong impression that he will.
have never talked with him on the sub
iect, but others whohav are of the opinion
that he will make tour of the West in the
fall. 1t would be very wise thing tor
him to do. He ought to be better acquain.
ted with the Mississippi valley than he is.
1t Is the seat of the real wealth aud strength
of this country. He would better qualify
himself for the discharge OF his high duties
by a greater familiarity with this section of
the country"
"As you view things what will be the
probable result of the next Presidential
campaign"
81 have not doubt OF the success of the
Democratic party next year. Mr.. Cleve-
land will. be nominated beyond a perad-
venture, and, think, as certainly elected.
/ have differed on some points with him,
often expressed views on the subject of
silver. 1t is an important part OF the
money of the world, and must so remain
so far as we are concerned. I am also a
partisan Democrat, and believe in the use.
fnlness Of party politics. / am no mug
in me, and would administer the gov
eminent by the hands of nv party friends
if had the power. do not say that Mr..
Cleveland has failed to any great or marked
degree in doing this, but he has given
some cause for complaint. am glad to
say, however, that such canse is growing
less day by day. But aside from all these
things Mr.. Cleveland has been a safe and
successful administrator of public affairs.
He is an honest, self-reliant, courageous
man, and has the general confidence OF the
people to wonderful degree irrespective
of party lines. AS to the Republican can
didate, it is very difficult at this time to
make an intelligent prediction who it will
be. do not believe it will be either
Blaine or Sherman. l have very grave
doubts, and 1 have reasons for them,
whether Blaine will allow his name to 90
before the convention. Blaine is very
bright man and no one can read the signs
better than he. Sherman has serious dis.
sensions in his own state, and think he
will 60 before the convention crippled aud
secret treachery from Ohio. With Blaine
and Sherman both out of the way, there are
three persons occur to my mind, and any
one Of whom may be nominated-Allison
of Iowa, Harrison of Indiana, and Hawley
of Connecticut. They are all men of good
ability and good character, but neither of
them will stand the least chance of being
electt d over Cleveland"
"You do not seem to have taken much
stock IN the late flag controversy
"Oh, no; not much. The order to return
the flags was blunder, from which Mr..
Cleveland promptly extricated himself in a
manly way. A party must be hard driven
and in q very strained condition for an is.
sue to seize upon such a matter as that.
do not think it will influence or control a
vote during the next campaign. Other
more practical and important things will
engage the public mind"
"You have doubtless noticed to some ex-
tent the progress of development in this
and other southern statesP
"Yes, it is a subject of keen interest to
me. In 1881, In my opening address to the
Worlds Cotton exposition at Atlanta, |
predicted what is now being rapidly full
filed. The South has long,been one of the
great agricultural portions of the world. 1t
has now also taken to manufacturing its
own productions, and is on the high road
to such a degree of wealth and prosperity
as it has never dreamed of before. Capital
FROM the North, and in many instances
from Europe is pouring In, building blast
furnaces, rolling and oil mills, opening coal
and iron mines, establishing cotton facto-
ries and giving employment to all branches
of diversified labor. The South has barely
been scratched. The last census shows that
the State of Mississippi alone, cultivated to
the full measure OF her resources, can pro-
duce as much cotton In single year as the
entire South has ever heretofore done, and
what is true of Mississippi is correspond
ingly true of Arkansas and other Southern
States. Let men croak who desire to, but
the day is fast coming when the South will
stand foremost in the ranks of wealth,
commerce and broad Christian civiliza a-
tion."
"Wnl the government in your opinion
continue to aid by appropriation the i'm
provement of the Hot Springs reservation p
Undoubtedly and literally, l hope.
There is no other such place on this globe.
IL is a government reservation in the hands
of this government, which will not fail to
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